Bamburgh Castle ranked among UK’s best golden hour photography spots

New data from Jessops has crowned Bamburgh Castle in fifth place for taking pictures at golden hour.

To create the rankings, a list of the UK’s most popular beauty spots was compiled and assessed using three factors: average golden hour length, total daylight hours in spring, and Instagram hashtag volume as a measure of popularity.

Each location was scored using equal weighting across these factors, converted into a mark out of 10, and then ranked from highest to lowest to produce the final top eight.

Located on the Northumberland coast, Bamburgh Castle sits high on a rocky outcrop overlooking the North Sea, and the location had an average spring golden hour length of 49 minutes.

As the sun drops, warm light catches the castle walls while the beach and water below soften the scene. The wide stretch of sand gives you space to frame the castle from different angles, whether you keep it bold and central or use the shoreline to guide the shot.

It’s a location that combines strong structure with open coastline, giving you plenty to work with as the light changes.

Other locations to make the top five included: Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye, Neist Point also on the Isle of Skye, Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh and the Lake District.